Iricav Due wins EUR 1.8 billion contract for Verona – Padua HSR
Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) and the Iricav Due consortium signed a EUR 1.82 billion contract to start the executive design […]
2023
British prime minister criticised for ‘helicopter lifestyle’ instead of train
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is criticised for his preference for travelling by helicopter instead of train at comparable journey […]
Deutschland-Ticket boosts DB’s passenger traffic
Deutsche Bahn (DB) has announced that the Germany Ticket (Deutschland-Ticket or D-Ticket) recorded more than 11 million local public transport […]
SNCF first-half results: turnover up despite numerous strikes
SNCF’s results for the first half of this year are encouraging, despite the numerous strikes that have affected the French […]
New public transport app launched in Genoa
Hitachi Rail’s world-first 360Pass app, connecting Genoa’s entire public transport infrastructure, has been launched and is now available to all […]
Vegetable oil locomotive enters operation in the UK
Chiltern Railways has put into service on July 27 the vegetable oil locomotive on its network, the first instance of […]
Ballard to deliver hydrogen fuel cells for CPKC
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) ordered from Ballard Power Systems additional fuel cell engines for the new hydrogen locomotive programme. […]
Renfe launched a new route to France
Renfe, the Spanish rail operator, has launched the Madrid – Marseille high-speed rail services on July 28, as part of […]
Montreal inaugurates the REM metro system
Justin Trudeau, the Prime Minister of Canada, François Legault, the Premier of Québec and Valérie Plante, the Mayor of Montréal […]
Tunnel breakthrough for Western Sydney metro Airport
The mega tunnel boring machine (TBM) Eileen has crushed through a wall of rock to arrive at the Sydney Airport […]